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If you're not sure where to start, we can walk you through enabling Find My iPhone on all your devices as well as how to track them both on the web and through the Find My iPhone app! If Family Sharing is enabled and everyone shares their locations, you can track all devices from just one! If you have a computer handy, you can easily track your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac on the web via iCloud. It's as easy as following these steps:. You can zoom in and out on the map to track it more closely, or you can choose from one of the modes listed in the upper right.
Here is an explanation of what each does:. Erase - If you don't think you're going to be able to retrieve the device, or you're worried about someone accessing your private data, you can remotely delete everything on it in order to protect your information. Not only can you track a lost iPhone, iPad, or Mac on the web, you can use the Find My iPhone app to locate your phone. You'll find it on any iPhone.
You can then track any device linked to your iCloud account by following these steps:. Tap on Actions at the bottom to see your options. Here you have the same 3 options you have in the web view of iCloud:. Keep in mind that if you think your device was stolen, but you're able to track it, it's always best to get local law enforcement involved rather than trying to retrieve a stolen device on your own.
It's also worth mentioning that if you were using Apple Pay on the device that was lost or stolen, it's a good idea to remotely wipe your credit card information via iCloud on the web. If you aren't sure how, you can follow our guide:. Mick is the Duty Editor for Mobile Nations and fancies himself a musician and comedian. Skip to main content. Buy the new MacBook Pro today!
Forums Shop Toggle Search. Tap on your Apple ID at the top. Scroll down and tap Find My iPhone. Make yourself discoverable to "Everyone", although the "Contacts Only" option will suffice as long as their iPhone has your contact information saved to it. Select "Share Indefinitely" to share their location to your iPhone for an unlimited amount of time. Once their location is shared to your device, hit "Accept. Tap on "Don't Share" so that they can't track your location. In the Find My Friends app, simply click on their contact icon to see their exact location in realtime.
You'll also see options to be notified if they leave or arrive at a certain location, so you can alert yourself when someone leaves their house or work yeah, creepy. Of course, all of this is probably dependent on you not getting caught.
Luckily, most people won't venture into their Find My Friends app, and even if they do, they'd have to actively look at who they're sharing their location with. Either of the methods above will remove the Find My Friends app temporarily, but restarting the device will bring the app back on the home screen. While I don't condone tracking someone's location without their consent, I believe that it's important to be aware of how built-in features can be manipulated to take advantage of others.
Yes, there's a "share location" in Google's map. Just turn it on if you get alone time with their phone. If they don't have a Google account, create one. They don't send out emails.
If you share it directly to your phone, they can find out though. If you just be patient and look at their "activity" later when you have alone time with their phone again, it shows a path of where they've been.
If you want to keep it then photo it with your own phone, then delete it off of theirs so if they look, it'll be blank. You can even hear any voice recordings they have shared with someone else. Patience is a virtue. Plus, you can deny you know it was on. After all, it's not like you're working AT Google! This will work with ANY phones that have Google regardless if they're the same brand or type of phone or even computer. I cant find my hisband after he left the house after a fight.
If you don't see him in Find Friends, then you'll have to wait until next to set it up on his iPad. If he doesn't have it set up, he doesn't have it set up.
If you know his iCloud information, you can always use Find My iPhone to track it, but only if he has it activated on his end. So I know how to track someone's whereabouts, but how do I keep someone from tracking mine?
I was told by Apple; if this person is tracking you using the Find iPhone app, all you need to do is change your password, so I did. I went from the numerical 4 digit to the alphanumerical 9 digit; but I'm still skeptical. Not your lock screen password? This article was more about using the Find Friends app, not the Find iPhone app. Changing your lock screen password should have no effect on both of those apps. The only thing I can think of is turning it off. I Caught my boyfriend lying to me about his wheeabouts. After I confronted him he continued to deny it so I sent him a screenshot of where "Find my iPhone" tracked hm.
Apparently he didn't like that so instead of changing his credentials he just turned it off completely.